Liceo linguistico

Liceo linguistico (Italian: [liˈtʃɛːo liŋˈɡwistiko]; literally "linguistic lyceum") is a type of secondary school in Italy. It is designed to give students the skills to progress to any university or higher educational institution.[1] Students can attend the liceo linguistico after successfully completing middle school (scuola media).

The curriculum is devised by the Ministry of Education, and emphasises the link between the multiculturalism and language learning.[1] It covers a complete and widespread range of disciplines.[2]

Students typically study for five years, and attend the school from the age of 14 to 19. At the end of the fifth year all students sit for the esame di Stato, a final examination which gives access to every university course.

A student attending a liceo is called liceale, although the more generic terms studente (male) and studentessa (female) are also in common use. Teachers are known as professore (male) or professoressa (female).

Subjects

During five years, students will be able to speak three foreign languages (including English), to have a rich humanistic and scientific culture. At the end of the fifth year the Language proficiency of students is minimum B2.

This is the weekly schedule of liceo linguistico in 5 years:

Italian language and literature - Four hours during 5 years

Latin language and literature - Two hours in the first and second year

English language and literature - Four hours in the first and second year, then three hours in the last three years

Second foreign language and literature - Three hours in the first and second year, then four hours in the last three years

Third foreign language and literature - Three hours in the first and second year, then four hours in the last three years

History and Geography - Three hours in the first and second year

History - Two hours in the last three years

Philosophy - Two hours in the last three years

Mathematics and Computer science - Three hours in the first and second year

Mathematics - Two hours in the last three years

Biology, Chemistry and Earth science - Two hours during 5 years

Physics- Two hours in the last three years

History of Art - Two hours in the last three years

Physical education - Two hours during 5 years

Religious education or other activity - One hour during 5 years

Final exam

According to the law, students of the liceo linguistico attend more writing tests together with a final interdisciplinary oral test. The first writing exam is the Italian one, in which the student has to choose one text to analyse between three main categories (A, B, C). The A track stands for the analysis and the interpretation of a poetic text, the B track stands for an argumentative essay, and the C track stands for a contemporary essay. The second writing exam includes two tests of two languages (English obbligatory + another language) to analyse and two essays to write. The next test is the final oral exam, in which the candidate is examined in many subjects such as Italian, physics, earth science, German literature, history of art.

EsaBac

If students study French language and literature in a EsaBac course, at the end of high school they must take a French history and French literature exam. Once passed, the student will receive the Esame di Stato (the final exam in Italy) and the Baccalauréat (the final exam in France). The linguistic level or language proficiency of students that attain that exam is minimum B2.

University

After Liceo Linguistico, a student can choose and enter in every university faculty (from foreign languages to philosophy, from mathematics to physics, from medicine to chemistry). As well as the other licei in Italy, accademic preparation is actually performed from the first to the last year.

References

Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 89/2010 - Regolamento di revisione dei licei. Available here. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 89/2010, Appendix F - Regolamento di revisione dei licei, Allegato F. Available here. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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[dpr-1] Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 89/2010 - Regolamento di revisione dei licei. Available here. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[curr-2] Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 89/2010, Appendix F - Regolamento di revisione dei licei, Allegato F. Available here. Retrieved 14 December 2011.